A surface low pressure system that moved from eastern Kansas on March 31st, to the northern peninsula of Michigan on the morning of April 1st, brought heavy snow to much of Central Minnesota. Some snowfall amounts of note include: 9.4 inches at New Hope; 8.3 inches in St Paul; 8.1 inches in Montgomery; 8.0 inches in New Brighton; 8.0 inches at West St. Paul; 7.5 inches in Glencoe; 7.5 inches at Rush City; 7.1 inches Maplewood; 6.0 inches at Cambridge; 6.0 inches in Milaca. Northwesterly winds in the 10 to 15 mph range also produced moderate blowing and drifting snow.